YouMind vs MindThread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YouMind
Easily create and customize mind maps with a variety of editing tools. Insert images, organize topics with drag-and-drop, and share your creations in multiple formats. Sync your work across devices using iCloud.
- Quick mind map creation
- Customizable text and appearance
- Drag-and-drop topic organization
- Image insertion and editing
- Multiple sharing formats
- iCloud synchronization
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Features: 1. Create mindmap quickly. 2. Change font, text size ,color , background color,line color , topic shape easily. 3. Support drag-drop, cut and paste to edit it's level. 4. Support insert image, crop image, image filters. 5. Support share your mindmapx file with your friends via social media, .mmx file or png image. 6. Document Browser Based, you can sync your mindmapx file via iCloud, so the files can share with multi devices.
MindThread
Organize your thoughts and ideas visually with a user-friendly mind mapping tool. Create, style, and share your mind maps seamlessly across devices. Supports automatic and manual layouts for flexible idea visualization.
- Mind map editing with nodes and connections
- Customizable styles and themes
- Automatic and manual layout options
- iCloud synchronization across devices
- Export to PDF, image, OPML, and Markdown
- Wireless printing via AirPrint
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MindThread is an easy-to-use app for organizing ideas and capturing thoughts. FEATURES: Mind Map Editing • Quickly add nodes(branches) and connections to visualize your ideas. • Use the intuitive inspector to set rich styles of mind map elements • Supports both automatic layout and manual layout. • Fold/Unfold nodes to organize ideas more clearly. • Beautiful built-in themes, each with a variety of color schemes. • Live preview of all changes, with appropriate canvas animations. iCloud • Turn on iCloud so your documents are automatically available on your Mac, iPad and iPhone. • MindThread automatically saves your documents as you make changes. Sharing • Easily share your document via AirDrop, Mail, Messages or other actions. • Export your document to PDF, image, OPML and Markdown files. • Print wirelessly with AirPrint. SUPPORT: If you have any feedback or questions, we’d love to hear from you! You can reach us by email at mt-support@bithulu.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MindThread at 83% against YouMind's 28%. MindThread also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). YouMind's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (111 vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. YouMind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MindThread asks for nothing beyond the download.
MindThread holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YouMind has 111 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of YouMind's written reviews are positive against 83% of MindThread's.
YouMind ships an update every 2 weeks, MindThread every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YouMind | MindThread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (111 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 炜春 唐 | 正兵 吴 |
Customer experience
YouMind
MindThread
In-app purchases
YouMind
- Youmind Pro(Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Youmind Pro (Yearly)$7.991 Year
- 7 days Free TrialFree
- Unlock Forever$3.99
MindThread
No in-app purchases
